Screen Printer

Overview

Prepares stencils, and sets up and operates power-driven or hand-operated screen print equipment.

Skills

Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications and experience outlined below. AQF Certificate III including at least two years of on-the-job training, or AQF Certificate IV (ANZSCO Skill Level 3)

Tasks

  • setting up and supervising the operation of automatic binding and finishing equipment
  • binding full, half and limp-bound books, and repairing bindings
  • folding, collating and sewing signatures by machine and hand
  • operating paper guillotines for pre-press and post-press paper cutting and trimming, and programming electronically operated units
  • operating systems to insert printed material into newspapers, magazines and envelopes
  • embellishing printed products automatically and manually
  • operating photographic and electronic reproduction devices
  • preparing stencils using computer and hand-cut methods
  • selecting, mixing and matching coloured inks and loading into screen printing presses
  • loading printed items into drying racks, and unloading and stacking dry items

Specialisations

  • Screen Printing Stencil Preparer
  • Textiles Printer

Related Occupations

Source: 1220.0 - ANZSCO - Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations, First Edition.
Note: The tasks associated with the occupation are to be used as guidance only. The tasks listing may include tasks associated with the grouping/category to which the occupation belongs.

Training Pathways

12 courses found.

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ICP62199: Advanced Diploma of Printing and Graphic Arts (Screen Printing)
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ICP52199: Diploma of Printing and Graphic Arts (Screen Printing)
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ICP42199: Certificate IV in Printing and Graphic Arts (Screen Printing)
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ICP40710: Certificate IV in Printing and Graphic Arts (Process Leadership)
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ICP32199: Certificate III in Printing and Graphic Arts (Screen Printing)
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Superseded by:
ICP30605 : Certificate III in Printing and Graphic Arts (Screen Printing)
ICP30615: Certificate III in Printing and Graphic Arts (Screen Printing)
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Superseded by:
ICP31215 : Certificate III in Printing
ICP30612: Certificate III in Printing and Graphic Arts (Screen Printing)
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Apprenticeship
Superseded by:
ICP30615 : Certificate III in Printing and Graphic Arts (Screen Printing)
ICP30610: Certificate III in Printing and Graphic Arts (Screen Printing)
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Offered as:
Apprenticeship
Superseded by:
ICP30612 : Certificate III in Printing and Graphic Arts (Screen Printing)
ICP30605: Certificate III in Printing and Graphic Arts (Screen Printing)
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Superseded by:
ICP30610 : Certificate III in Printing and Graphic Arts (Screen Printing)
ICP20510: Certificate II in Printing and Graphic Arts (Screen Printing)
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Superseded by:
ICP20115 : Certificate II in Printing and Graphic Arts (General)
91400NSW: Diploma of Design And Fabric Printing
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91398NSW: Certificate IV in Design And Fabric Printing
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